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Sorting the Alphabet

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Yesterday, I posted a concept sort with buttons.  And since we’re on the topic of sorting, I thought I’d share the sort we did with the alphabet. (This lesson can be as complicated or as simple as you’d like.)

I created a chart with the lowercase alphabet (click to download for FREE) and away we sorted…

Some of the categories we used were:

has only straight lines, only curvy lines, both kinds (by look)

tall, short, has a tail (letter formation)

rhymes with /ee/& doesn’t rhyme with /ee/ (by rhyme)

says its sound in the letter/doesn’t/sometimes (by sound)

you pick your pencil up when you write/you don’t pick your pencil up (handwriting)

Other ways to sort the alphabet:

  • vowels/not vowels/sometimes vowels
  • letters in child’s name/letters not in her name
  • look like their uppercase letter/do not
  • symmetrical: vertical/horizontal/both/none

What ideas do you have for sorting the alphabet?

 

Enjoy!

~Becky

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Hi! I’m Becky, a homeschooling mama with 4 blessings who keep me on my toes {and knees}. Before homeschooling, I was a classroom teacher (M.Ed.) and reading tutor. Read more about me here.

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